Political Leaders: Gabon

Leaders of Gabon
(Gabonese Republic)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: BDG: Gabonese Democratic Bloc - PDG: Gabonese Democratic Party (new name of the BDG from Mar 1968)

Heads of State

Presidents of the Republic
Gabriel Léon M'Ba            17 Ago 1960 - 28 Nov 1967 (†1967) BDG (acting to 17 Feb 1961) (1)
Omar Bongo Ondimba           28 Nov 1967 -  8 Jun 2009 (†2009) BDG, PDG (acting to 4 Dec 1967) (2)
Rose Francine Rogombé        10 Jun 2009 - 16 Oct 2009 (†2015) PDG (interim)
Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba        16 Oct 2009 - 30 Aug 2023         PDG

Chairman of the Committee of Transition and Restoration of Institutions (CTRI)
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema 30 Aug 2023 -  4 Sep 2023         military

President of the Republic
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema  4 Sep 2023 -                     military (transitional)

(1) A four-member military Revolutionary Commitee ruled in rebelion from 17 to 18 Feb 1964, followed by a military Provisional Government chaired by Jean-Hilaire Aubame ruled from 18 to 19 Feb 1964.
(2) Vicepresident Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge acted for ailing president Bongo from 6 May 2009 to his death on 8 Jun 2009.

Prime Ministers

Gabriel Léon M'Ba               28 Nov 1958 - 21 Feb 1961 (†1967) BDG
Léon Mébiame Mba                16 Apr 1975 -  3 May 1990 (†2015) PDG      
Casimir Oyé-Mba                  3 May 1990 -  2 Nov 1994 (†2021) n/p
Paulin Obame-Nguema              2 Nov 1994 - 23 Jan 1999 (†2023) PDG
Jean-François Ntoutoume-Emane   23 Jan 1999 - 20 Jan 2006         PDG
Jean Eyeghe Ndong               20 Jan 2006 - 17 Jul 2009         PDG
Paul Biyoghé Mba                17 Jul 2009 - 27 Feb 2012         PDG
Raymond Ndong Sima              27 Feb 2012 - 27 Jan 2014         PDG
Daniel Ona Ondo                 27 Jan 2014 - 29 Sep 2016         PDG
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet         29 Sep 2016 - 15 Jan 2019 (†2020) PDG
Julien Nkoghe Bekalé            15 Jan 2019 - 22 Jul 2020         PDG
Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda 22 Jul 2020 - 10 Jan 2023         PDG
Alain Claude Bilie-By-Nze       10 Jan 2023 - 30 Aug 2023         PDG
Raymond Ndong Sima               8 Sep 2023 -                     n/p (transitional)

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